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Ivory Coast excludes Thiam and key rivals from October presidential ballot

The electoral commission refused to revise the 8.7 million–name register, leaving key rivals blocked despite their legal challenges

Overview

  • The final candidate list published on June 4 omits PDCI leader Tidjane Thiam alongside former president Laurent Gbagbo, exiled ex-prime minister Guillaume Soro and Charles Blé Goudé.
  • Thiam’s removal follows an April court ruling that questioned his Ivorian nationality at the time he registered to vote.
  • Gbagbo and Soro remain barred over past convictions related to the civil war, and no reinstatements were granted.
  • Tidjane Thiam has filed a complaint with the United Nations Human Rights Committee seeking to compel the state to guarantee an inclusive and democratic election.
  • President Alassane Ouattara has not declared whether he will seek a fourth term while his RHDP party plans to select its nominee on June 21–22.